Garment



L. M. COOPER Aug. 6, 1935'.

GARMENT Filed Oct. 27, 1932 INVENTOR. 71 fif BY Patented Aug. 6, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE '15 Claim.

This invention relates to garments and is particularly directed to a nurses or maid's uniform and the like articles of apparel.

An object of this invention is to provide a garment of the character described which shall be extremely simple to don and doll and which shall be provided with slider actuated fastener means for closingthe garment.

A further object of this invention is to provide a neat and rugged garment of the character described, which shall be comparatively inexpensive to manufacture, simple to construct, attractive in appearance and nevertheless practical and efficient to a high degree.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing, in which shown one of the various possible illustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of the garment with parts broken away;

Fig. 2 is a front perspective view of the upper portion of the garment with the collar folded back;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but showing the upper portion of the garment in another position;

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 1. I

Referring now in detail to the drawing, l0 designates a garment embodying the invention here shown for the purpose of illustration only, as a dress or uniform for nurses or maids. The garment comprises a body portion .ll provided with usual sleeves l2 and a belt l3 which may be buttoned at the'front. The body II is profolded broad hem i5 stitched in folded position to said body as by line of stitching l6. ,lhe body portion II is furthermore split down the front on one side of they middle of the garment to form a folded edge l1 anda folded edge l9. At the folded edge i! the garment is provided with a folded over portion 20 stitched as at 2|. -At said folded edge is the garment is provided .with a folded back portion 22 for the purpose hereinafter appearing.

vided at the bottom thereof with an inwardly Below the line of stitching 16 both the inwardly folded hem portion i 5 and the outer lower edge portion I5a of the garment are folded back to form folded portions 24 and 25 respectively, and folded edge portions I1 and 11a. The 5 folded edge portion l9 terminates above the line of stitching i6 and the vertical edges of the portions I5 and l5a are received between the folded portions 24 and 25 and are stitched thereto by means of a continuation of the vertical line of 10 stitching 2|.

Thus, in making the garment, the edge portions I1 and I9 are first folded and the hem portion I5 is thereafter folded inwardly and the lines of stitching I6 and 2! sewed. A hem ex- 15 tending entirely around the bottom of the dress is thus formed.

At the upper end thereof the garment is formed with a V-shaped neckline 30. The edge portion l9 terminates as at 3| below the neckline 30 to 20 form a downwardly and inwardly pointed tab 32 extending from the folded edge It! to substantially the apex of the V-shaped neckline. Attached to said neckline 30 and consequently to the tab 32 is a folded back collar 35. edge il extends however, to substantially the shoulder of the garment as at 36, thus forming an upwardly and outwardly pointed tab 31 having an edge 38 conformingto a portion of the neckline 30, and adapted to underlie the collar. 30 At the apex of the tab 31 there is a snap fastener portion 39 adapted to cooperate with a com:- plementary snap fastener portion 40 sewed adjacent the shoulder of the garment and also adjacent the neck line 30. The tab 32 may also 35 be attached to the tab 31 by means of asnap fastener 43 adapted to cooperate with a complementary snap fastener 44 disposed onthe inside of the tab 31 and adjacent the apex of the V-shaped neckline. Thus the tab 32 may 40 be attached to the garment on one side of the split and the tab 31 may be attached to the garment at the upper end of the split; and the collar 35 when folded back covers the tab 31 thus making for a very neat and attractive construc- 45 tion.

It will be noted that the tab 31 overlies the tab 32 when the garment is fastened in position for wearing. The snap fastener portions wand l6 and 43 and H are thus likewise hidden from 50 view. 1

For attaching together the split portions" of the garment, there is secured to the folded over portion 20 as shown in Fig. 4'of the drawing, a strip of tape 56 having slider actuated fastener The folded 25 I portions 5| thereon. The strip of tape 50 may be attached to the folded over portion 20 by means of the line of stitching 2i and by an additional line of stitching 52. A second strip of tape 54 may be attached to the folded over edge l9 by means of a line of stitching 56 and attached to said strip of tape 54 are slider actuated fastener portions 58 adapted to cooperate with the slider actuated fasteners BI and 0perated by means of the slider 58. The fasteners 5| and 56 extend to the point 3! at the Junction of the edge It and the tab 32. Said fasteners may furthermore terminate as at B0 somewhat above the line of stitching I6. Thus, to remove the garment, the wearer need merely lift one side of the collar to unfasten the fastener portions 39 and 40. The slider 58 may then be pulled downwardly and the fasteners 48 and M detached or pulled apart. The wearer may then readily step out of the garment.

It will be noted that the folded over portion 20 is in the form of a flap covering the slider actuated fasteners, thus protecting the same and providing a neat and attractive construction.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention are achieved, and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use,

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiment set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in. a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:-

1. A garment comprising a body portion formed with a v-shaped neckline and split down the front on one side of the middle of the body to form an upwardly extending pointed tab terminating at substantially the shoulder of the garment and a downwardly extending tab terminating substantially at the apex of the V- shaped neckline and a collar attachedto said neckline.

2. A garment comprising a body portion formed with a V-shaped neckline and split down the front on one side of the middle of the body to form an upwardly extending pointed tab terminating at substantially the shoulder of the garment and a downwardly extending tab terminating substantially at the apex of the V- shaped neckline, a collar attached to said neckline, means for attaching the end of the first tab to the shoulder portion of the garment and beneath the collar, and means for attaching the end of the second tab to the inside of the garment substantially at the apex of said neckline.

3. A garment comprising a body portion formed with a V-shaped neckline and split down the front on one side of the middle of the body to form an upwardly extending pointed tab terminating at substantially the shoulder of the garment and a downwardly extending tab terminating substantially at the apex. of the V- shaped neckline and a collar attached to said I neckline, and slider actuated means for attaching together the split portions of said garment.

4. A garment comprising a body portion formed with a v-shaped neckline and split down the front on one side of the middle of the body to form an upwardly extending pointed tab terminating at substantially the shoulder of the garment and a downwardly extending tab terminating substantially at the apex of the V- shaped neckline, a collar attached to said neckline, means for attaching the end of the firstv tab to the shoulder portion of the garment and beneath the collar, and means for attaching the end of the second tab to the inside of the garment substantially at the apex of said neckline, and slider actuated means for attaching together the split portions of said garment.

5. A garment comprising a body portion formed with a v-shaped neckline and split down the front on one side of the middle of the body to form an upwardly extending pointed tab terminating at substantially the shoulder of the garment and a downwardly extending tab terminating substantially at the apex of the V-shaped neckline, a collar attached to said neckline,

means for attaching the end of the first tab to portions of said garment, one of said ,split edge portions being provided with a flap for covering said shoulder actuated fastener means.

6. A garment having a body portion and a hem entirely around the lower end thereof, said body portion being provided with a V-shaped neckline and a split down the front and on one side of the middle of the garment, said split extending substantially to said hem, a tab extending from one of said split portions at said neckline toward the apex of said neckline, the upper end of said split portion terminating substantially at the shoulder of the garment and forming a. second tab covering said first tab, means for attaching said second tab to the shoulder of said garment and said first tab to said garment adjacent the apex of said neckline, and a collar at said neckline folded back to cover said first tab.

7. A garment having a body portion and a hem entirely around the lower end thereof, said body portion being provided with a V-shaped neckline and a split down the front and on one side of the middle of the garment, said split extending substantially to said hem, a tab extending from one of said split portions at said neckline toward the apex of said neckline, the upper end of said.

split portion terminating substantially at the shoulder ofythe garment and forming a second tab covering said first tab, means for attaching said second tab to the shoulder of said garment and said first tab to said garment adjacent the apex of said neckline, and a collar at said neckline folded back to cover said first tab, and slider actuated means for attaching together the split portions of'said garment.

8. A garment having a body portion and a hem entirely around the lower end thereof, said body portion being provided with a V-shaped neckline and a split down the front and on one side of the middle of the garment, said split extending substantially to said hem, a tab extending from one of said split portions at said neckline toward the apex of said neckline, the upper end of said split portion terminating substantially at the shoulder of the garment and forming a second tab covering said first tab, means for attaching said second tab to the shoulder of said garment and said first tab to said garment adjacent the apex of said neckline, a collar at said neckline folded back to cover said first tab, slider actuated means for attaching together the split portions of said of and stitched thereto, said front portions being garment, one of said split portions being formed with a flap for covering said slider actuated fasteners. I

9. A ladys dress split entirely down the front, the lower edge of said dress being formed with a hem and the adjacent ends of said hem at the lower end of the split being stitched together, and slider actuated means for attaching together the split portions of said dress extending from substantially the top edge of said hem to the neck opening.

10. A dress having a hem comprising a folded bottom edge portion, an infolded front portion having its bottom edge portion folded as part of said hem, and a second front portion having its bottom edge portion folded as part of said hem and interposed between said infolded front portion and the folded bottom edge portion thereof and stitched thereto, said front portions being separable from substantially the top edge of said hem to the neck opening of the dress, and slider actuated fasteners for securing said separable portions together.

11. A dress having a hem comprising a folded bottom edge portion, an infolded front portion having its bottom edge portion folded as part of said hem, a second front portion having its bottom edge portion folded as part of said hem and interposed between said infolded front portion and the folded bottom edge portion thereof and stitched thereto, said front portions being separable'from substantially the top edge of said hem to the neck opening of the dress and one of said front portions overlapping the other, and means for securing said separable portions together concealed by said overlapping front'portion.

12. A dress having a hem comprising a folded bottom edge portion, an infolded front portion having its bottom edge portion folded as part of said hem, and a second front portion having its bottom edge portion folded as part of said hem and interposed between said infolded front portion and the folded bottom edge portion thereof and stitched thereto, said front portions being separable from substantially the top edge of said hem to the neck opening of the dress, and slider actuated fasteners for securing said separable portions together, said fasteners terminating short of said hem.

13. A dress having a hem comprising a folded bottom edge portion, an infolded front portion having its bottom edge portion folded as part of said hem, a second front portion having its bottom edge portion folded as part of said hem and interposed between said infolded front portion and the folded bottom edge portion thereseparable from substantially the top edge of said hem to the neck opening of the dress and one of said front portions overlapping the other, and slider actuated fastener means for securing said separable portions together concealed by said overlapping front portion and terminating short of said hem.

14. A dress split down the front to form two longitudinal edges, one of said edges being infolded to form a folded edge, the bottom edge of the dress including the bottom end of the infolded portion being upfolded to form a hem, the bottom upfolded end of the other longitudinal edge being interposed between the upfolded bottom end of the infolded portion, and the adjacent portion of said infolded portion, said hem being stitched entirely around the dress to attach the interposed portion to the receiving portions, said infolded edge being stitched to the body of the dress from the hem to substantially the neck opening, a strip of tape stitched to the inner surface of the infolded portion, inwardly of the folded edge formed by said infolded portion, and having a slider actuated fastener portion thereon, a strip of tape stitched to said other longitudinal edge and having a complementary slider actuated fastener portion thereon, a slider for uniting said fastener portions and said infolded portion overlapping said fastener portions and said other longitudinal edge.

15. A dress split down the front to form two longitudinal edges, one of said edges being infolded to form a folded edge, the bottom edge of the dress including the bottom end of the infolded portion being upfolded to form a hem,

the bottom upfolded end of the other longitudinal edge being interposed between the upfolded bottom end of the infolded portion, and the ad- Jacent portion of said infolded portion, said hem being stitched entirely around the dress to attach the interposed portion to thereceiving portions, said infolded edge being stitched to the body of the dress from the hem to substantially the neck opening,'a strip of tape stitched to the inner surface of the infolded portion, inwardly of'the folded edge formed by said infolded portion, and having a slider actuated fastener portion thereon, a strip of tape stitched to said other longitudinal edge and having a complementary slider actuated fastener portion thereon, a slider for uniting said fastener portions and said infolded portion overlapping said fastener portions and said other longitudinal edge, said fastener portions extending from above the hem to the neck of the dress.

LEO M. COOPER. 

